Miss Ratna v. the Manager
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, WP No. 8383 of 2023 (GM-DRT), decided 26-03-2026 by Lalitha Kanneganti, J. Maintainability of writ petition against Karnataka Bank Limited, a private bank; prayer for certiorari under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution to quash possession notice dated 9-2-2023 (Annexure-A); relies on Co-ordinate Bench decision in Gowtham vs. Karnataka Bank Limited, W.P. No.11869/2017 c/w W.P. No.27352/2016 dated 04.03.2020 (writ petitions against Karnataka Bank not maintainable); petition disposed of as not maintainable with liberty to avail appropriate remedy and benefit of Section 14 of Limitation Act; pending IAs closed; petitioner Miss Ratna, counsel Hanumantharayappa K.; respondents Karnataka Bank (Manager, G.P. Branch Arekere, Tumakuru; Chief Manager/Authorized Officer, ARMB Bengaluru), counsel Anish Acharya.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of as not maintainable; liberty given to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy, with the benefit of Section 14 of Limitation Act; pending IAs, if any, stand closed.